Weighing scale



H. W. HEM

WEIGH ING S CALE Jan. 9, 1940.

Filed Sept. 28, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet l ENF- l ATTORNEYS H. W. HEM

WEIGHING SCALE Jan. 9, 1940.

Filed Sept. 28, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EYS Jan. 9, 1940.

H, W. HEM

WEIGHING SCALE Filed Sept. 28, 1938 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 /a//fa/4 14./ Hem INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 9, 1940 estrenarv OFFICE WEIGHING SCALE Halvor W. Hem, Toledo, Ohio, assigner to Toledo Scale Manufacturing Company, Toledo, Ohio, a corporation of New Jersey Application September 28, `1938, Serial No. 232,147

9 Claims.

'I'his invention relates generally to weighing scales, and more particularly to weighing scales which are adapted to determine a percentual ,increase in the weight of a load. In the preservation of cuts of meats, such as hams, sides of bacon, etc., it is customary to pump a pickling and preservingmedium, such as brine, into these cuts either into the cells directly through perforated needles or into the vascular system. It is JJ essential that the amount of uid, by weight, with which the meat is impregnated be vpercentual to the weight of the meat.

The principal object of the present invention is therprovision of an improved weighing device fordetermining the weight of an unimpregnated cut of meat and indicating when a predetermined percentual amount of pickling or preserving fluid has been pumped into. such cut.

Another object is the provision of an improved means whereby two indicators are actuated by 'the weighing mechanism.

Another object-is the provision yof improved means whereby one of the indicatorsis moved at a percentual greater rate. f

A still further object is the provision of improved means for locking, and disengaging one of the indicators from the weighing mechanism.

These, and other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description in which reference is had to the accompanying drawings, illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention-and in which similar reference numerals refer tovsimilar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings: f

Fig. I is a perspective view of a scale embodying the invention.

Fig. II is anenlarged fragmentary front elevational view of the load counterbalancing and percentage determining means.v

Fig. III is an enlarged fragmentary elevational vview of the means for percentually actuating one of the indicators. 'f

Fig. IV is an enlarged section through the mechanism substantially along-v the line IV-IV of Fig..II. y l

, Fig. V is an enlarged sectional view along the line V--V of Fig. .11; and, y

Fig. VI is an enlarged view of the equalizer and the means for attaching the scale indicator driving rack substantially as seen along the line VI--VI of Fig. IV.

Referring to the drawings in detail:

The scale comprises a basek I Il containing the I I is pivotally supported. A nose I2 of this lever system pivotally engages a stirrup I3 on the lower end of a rod I4, which extends vertically upwards in the` interior of a column I5 xed to a projecting deck of the base IU. The upper end of the rod I4 is yadjustably clamped to an equalizer I 6 (Figs. II and VI) secured to the lower ends of iiexible metallic ribbons II. The upper ends of these ribbons I1 overlie and are fastened at I8 to arcuate iaces of power sectors I9 of load counterbalancing pendulums 20. Each of these pendulums comprises, in addition to the power sector I9, a body 2|, a pair of fulcrum sectors 22, a pendulum stem l23, which is studded into the body 2i, and a pendulum weight 24 threaded uponthe stem 23. These pendulums are fulcrumed on flexible metallic ribbons 25 whose upper endsare fastened at 26 to a sector guide 21 `suitably positioned in the interior of a substantially watchcase-shaped housing 28 which surmounts the column I5. The lower ends of .these ribbons are clamped at 29 to the lower ends `rod 3l whose lower end is threaded into the body vof a rack adjustment member 38 and which is secured to a U-shaped suspension 39. So that the rack may freely engage the pinion the adjustment member 38 is pivotally suspended from trunnions of screws 40 threaded through spaced ears 4I which form a part of the equalizer I 6 and extend upwardly therefrom between the two ribbons I'I which transmit the pull of the load on the platform II. To an extension 42 of the yshaft 34, which extends forwardly of itsbearing y32, is clamped a hub 43 `of a pointer or indicator 44. y,This pointer cooperates with a series of weight indicia 45 marked on a chart 46 stationed lbetween the sector. guide. 21` and the indicator 44 in the upper portion of the housing 28.

`The mechanism thus far described is well adapted to determine and indicate the weight of a load placed on the load receiver II within itscapacity.

usual load lever .systemupon whicha platform K To accomplish the'` objects of the instant inu vention there is secured to the equalizer I6 one of the flanges of a U-shaped member 41. upper edge of the outer flangeof this member forms a track surface 48 upon which a pin 49, studded into a block 50, is slidably supported. 'I'he track surface 48 and the pin 49 are preferably highly polished so as to reduce the friction to an irreducible minimum. The upper portion of this block 58 ismounted in a machined groove of a forked lever 5| and its lower edge rests substantially upon a flat machined portion of a rack 52, which also is slidably mounted in a groove in the lower forkof this lever 5|. To prevent relative movement between the block 50 and the rack 52 and lost motion, each of these.

two members are providedwith three accurately. drilled aligning holes 53,54 and 55. Asnugly fitted pin 56 is located in the two aligning holes 54. This pin prevents longitudinal displacement of the two members. `Small helical compression' spr-ings 51- stationed in the holes 53 and 55 exert a `pressure on the -two members .5|Jand .52 and hold 'these in contact with the grooves in the upper and lower forks of the lever 5| thus taking up all lost motion. y'The teeth of this rack, which extends on one. side of the block 5U, mesh lwith the teeth ofa pinion 58 loosely seated upon a pi-'nff59 which is riveted to a 'vertical web 60 of the'lever 5|. A thin hub 6|, which forms an integral part of ythe pinion 58, extends forwardly through an yopening inv the plate 62 fastened to the `vupper and-lower^forks of the lever 5|. To the Yextending portion of this hub 6| is fixed a small `actuating knob 63 by-means of a set screw -l64. For a purpose which will later become clear,

an index 65`is securedto the inner end of the -knobl 63 so that it may.v cooperate with a series of Aindicia 166 on -the plate 62. Also meshing with the teeth ofv this pin-ion 58` is a rack 61 situated tance's butin opposite directions, and since the weight of" the block 681s exactly that of the block 158 and the pin 49 riveted therein, the static balance ofthe lever 5| isnot disturbed; This lever 5|*l fulcrumed byfmeans-.of-a shaft 12, which is fixed therein,v in antifriction ballbearings 13l in adownwardly projecting fork -14 of a bracket `15 which i-s fastened by means of Yscrews 16 to suitablefbosses of the Vsector guide-'21. To aid in establishing the static balance of the lever 5| this isprovided with a` boss extending on vthe oppositeside of its fulcrum and has a threaded stem "i1-'studded thereinand extending in the longitudinal axis of the lever upon which is adjustably mounted a balance weight 18.

The upper fork of the leverf5| adjacent its end vis providedwith two upwardly extending spaced @ears 19 andscrews 8U which,v by means of trunnions on their ends, pivotallyV support a U-shaped member 8| tojwhichthe lbody ofa rack adjust ment- 8-2 is fastened and threaded into this rack adjustment is an extension rod 83 vof a rack 84 whoseteeth mesh with vthe teeth of a pinion 85. 4.Thispinion ispin'ned to a shaft 86 mounted in anti'friction Vball bearings 81 in a horizontally ex- 'f tending fork as ofthe bracket 15. The fork sa issoldesigned and vpositioned that the shafts 86 and3'4 ofA the weighing Avmechanism' are in They so lshapedr as to lie in the'same vertical plane.

So that the indicator 44 may be stationarily lo locked, fora reason which will later become clear,` the rearwardarm of the fork 88 of the 'bracket'y 75 is somewhat extended-and on this extension, between'two guides 94, is mounted ay 'plunger 95which is adapted to be moved for- Wardly against the tension of la spring 96 by means of an eccentric 91 on a shaft 98 whose forward end is provided with a hand knob '99.

The end of this plunger 95 is adapted to frictionally engage the back of therack 84 and thus prevent movement of this rack 84 and rotationof the pinion 85. v f

For theA purpose-of enclosing the load counterbalancing mechanism and the porcentual yindicating mechanism, the housing 28 is provided with ia plate y|68 having a casing-like projection .llY in which` thefmechanism mounted upon the bracket 1.5 is located. The hand Vknob 99, by meansA of .which the indicator lock is actuated, extendsfthrough the front of the casing-like projection lill and, therefore, is operable from the exterior of the scale. The hand knob 63 is located within.' thencasing lill but is accessible through a hinged cover L92. An opening |03, covered by a glass plate |84., over-lies the chart 46 so that the indicia 45, as wellV as thefindex points 92 andi l 93,. are.. readily visible.

Whena load; is placed uponthe platform thepullfof the-load is. transmitted, in the well knownV manner, by means -of the rodf |-'4, the equalizer |6 and the ribbons- |11-1to-thependulums Zik` Ihese` pendulums move outwardlyland upwardlylupon their fulcrum ribbons 25- until their weight moment -exactly= counterbalances the weight `moment oi-` the fload, andv the rack36 which. isinounted upon the equalizer |6,1withy the. cooperation vof: the pinion 35 translates `the reciprocatorymotion of the rod |4- into rotation of theindicator 4`4f-which nowpoints Ito that indiciumsinftheseries 45v of indicia representing the-weightgof-thisloadl Itis#` an object of this vinvention howevenas 'previouslyStated,A to also determinetheamountv of". asubst-ance which is to be added yto the load on the platform'iin termsv of percentage of the weight ofsuch loadf.r It willbe; seen 'thatthe' pin- 48.',` projecting inwardly from the lever 5| and resting/'Ion the-track 48 of'y the vlu-shaped i'lracket. 41A' fastened to the equalizer L6, partakes of th-is. reciprocatory 'motion sine the leverl 5| 'and' ther lmechanism fmountedlthereon-issobalanced by means of the balance weight 18A that this pin 49 normally maintains light contact with this track 448* and the rack 84 partakes.v of the movement of the` equalizerA1 V|61andetlfius translates, Vwith thev aid A of the pinion 85, the'reciprocatory motion of the scale into rotation voli'the-inc'iicator 9|, cooperating with the chart 46,V The .distance between the point'of contact Yofthepin- 49 andtheaxis ofthe fulcru'm shafti'Zf-ofthe lever 5| ymaybe soy establishedthat the-rack 8411ismoved at the same rate of speedas the rack' 36 so' that" the twolindicators 44 andilhwillgrotate in unison.'

l-Iowever,y f it y, is obvious that v when the, distance "between'the" pin andtheiulcrum of" the lever u ylil is shortened the 'rate at which the rack a4 is moved is increased since this shortened distance causes the point of the lever 5|, to which the rack 84 is pivoted, to move through-a greater distance during the same intervalof time. This is due to the fact that with a shorter arm and the same movementof the equalizer the angle through which the lever 5| is rocked isfgreater, and since the position of the rack on the lever is not'changed this rack now causes the indicator to rotate through a greater angle. By' properly positioning the pin 49 along the track V48 the proportions of the angles through which' the indicators 44 and 8| are revolved may be varied as required Within certain limits.

For example, it is desired to cure cuts of meats, such as hams, by impregnating them with pickling brine amounting to 11% of their Weight. The first step in the operation is' to properly position the pin 49 on the track 48 so that the travel of the indicator 9| is 11% greater than that of the indicator 44. This is accomplished by turning the knob 63 until its index 65 points to the 11% indicium on the plate 62 which is fastened to the lever 5I, and visible when the cover IGZ of the casing IDI is opened. A ham, weighing for example 18 lbs., is now placed upon the platform of the weighing mechanism and the indicator 44, through the means previously described, will point to the indicium in the series 45 which represents this weight. The action of the weighing mechanism in rotating the indicator 44 to the 18 lb. indicium simultaneously positions the index 92 of the hand 9| at a point corresponding to 18 lbs. plus 11% of this weight or at 19.98 lbs. in this example. The operator now turns the knob 99 which causes the plunger 95 to lock the rack 84 in this position and then, by any of the known means, injects the brine into the ham. As the brine is being injected the ham increases in weight and this increase is noted by the scale and the indicator 44 now slowly approaches the locked index 92 of the percentage hand and when the index 93 registers with the index 92 the operator interrupts the flow of the brine as the ham now contains exactly 11% of its weight, of brine.

The embodiment of the invention herein shown and described is to be regarded as illustrative only, and it is to be understood that the invention is susceptible to variation, modification and change within the spirit and scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described the invention, I claim:

l. In a device of the class described, in cornbination, weighing mechanism, a movable member, a member having a relatively long flat face attached to said movable member, a rack actuated by said mcvable member, a second rack actuated by said relatively long flat faced member, indicating means actuated by each of said racks for indicating Weights of loads placed on said Weighing mechanism, means whereby the indication actuated by said second rack may be caused to indicate an amount proportional to the amount indicated by said indicating means actuated by said rst mentioned rack, said means comprising a lever, a fulcruin pivot for said lever, means cn said lever for pivotally supporting said second rack at a xed distance from said fulcrum pivot, a movable block secured tov said lever', a pin fixed in said block for engaging said iiat faced member secured to said movable member at a plurality of points variously spaced from said fulcrum pvot of said lever, manipulative means for moving said block and said pin relatively along the flat face of said flat faced member and a second block attached to said lever and actuated by said manipulative means in a direction opposed to the direction of movement of said rst block for maintaining the balance of said lever.

2i. In a device of the class described, in combination, weighing mechanism, a movable member, a member having a relatively long flat face attached to said movable member, a rack actuated by said movable member, a second rack actuated by said relatively long fiat faced member, indicating means actuated by each of said racks Afor indicating Weights of loads placed on said weighing mechanism, means whereby the indication actuated by said second rack may be caused to indicate an amount proportional to the amount indicated by said indicating means actuated by said lirst mentioned rack, said means comprising a lever, a fulcrum pivot for said lever, means on said lever for pivotally supporting said second rack at a iixed distance from said fulcrum pivot, a movable block secured to said.y

lever, a pin nxed in said block for engaging said iiat faced member secured to said movable member at a plurality of points variously spaced from said fulcrum pivot of said lever and manipulative means for moving said block and said pin relatively along the flat faceof said flat faced member.

3. In a device of the class described, in combination, weighing mechanism, a movable member, a member having a relatively long flat face attached to said movable member, a rack actuated by said movable member, a second rack actuated by said relatively long flat faced member, indicating means actuated by each of said racks for indicating weights of loads placed on said Weighing mechanism, means whereby the indication actuated by said second rack may be caused to indicate an amount proportional to the amount indicated by said indicating means actuated by said rst mentioned rack, said means comprising a lever, a ulcrum pivot for said lever, means on said lever for pivotally supporting said second rack at a fixed distance from said fulcrum pivot, a movable block secured to said lever and a pin fixed in said block for engaging said flat faced member secured to said movable member at a plurality of points variously spaced from said fulcrum pivot of said lever.

4. In a device of the class described, in combination, weighing mechanism, a movable member, a member having a relatively long at face attached to said movable member, a rack actuated by said movable member, a second rack actuated by said relatively long at faced member, indicating means actuated by each of said racks for indicating weights of loads placed on said weighing mechanism, means whereby the indication actuated by said second rack may be caused to indicate an amount proportional to the amount indicated by said indicating means actuated by said first mentioned rack, said means comprising a lever, a ulcrum pivot for said lever and a member attached to engage said flat faced member secured to said movable member at a plurality of points variously spaced from said fulcrum pivot of said lever.y

5. In a device of the class described, in combination, weighing mechanism, a movable member, a member having a track surface attached to said movable member, a rack actuated by said movable member, a second rack actuated by said `track surface, indicating means actuated byieach of said racks for indicating Weights of loads placed on said Weighing mechanism and means whereby the indication actuated by ksaid second rack may be caused to indicate an amount proportional to the amount indicated by said indicating means actuated by said rst mentioned rack.

6. In a device of the class describedin combination, Weighing mechanism comprising load receiving means, load counterbalancing ;mecha nism operatively connected thereto, means actuated thereby for indicating the Weight yof a load on said Weighing mechanism, means cooperating with said load counterbalancing. mechanism for indicating the sum of the Weight of the load and a percentual fraction thereof, manipulative means for predetermining the percentual amount of said fraction, said means comprising a member on said load counte-rbalancing mechanism, said member having a track surface, a pivoted lever and an adjustable member on said -lever for engaging said track surface, and graduated means on said lever for indicating the position of said of movement comprising an independently fulcrumed multiplying lever and said'locking means comprising a friction latch.

8. ln a deveezofthe class described, in combination, weighing .mechanism comprising load receivingl means, load counterbalancin gv mecha,- niSm-operatively Iconnected thereto, means ac- Vtuated:thereby rfor indicating the weight of a lload on said YWeighing mechanism, means in cooperative'relaton to said load counterbalancing mech-r anism-for :indicating the `sum of the Weight of theload andia percentual fraction thereof and manipulative means for predetermining the percentualamount of said fraction, said means comprising a 4member onV said load counterbalancing mechanism, said member having a track surface, alpivoted leverand an adjustable member on said lever for `engaging said track surface.

9,r In adevice of the clases described, in combination, Weighing mechanism comprising load receivingy means, load Ycounterbalancing mechanismoperatively lconiriected thereto, means actuated thereby for indicating the Weight of a load on said Weighing mechanism, means `in cooperativerelation to said load .counterbalancing mechanism `for indicating/:the sum of the Weight of .the load and a percentual fraction thereof, manipulative means for predetermining the percentual amount of said fraction, said means com- 

